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 Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:09 pm
I'm taking a drama exma course in school and I need help with my monologue.
It's from "Fuente Ovejuna" by Lope De Vegas. Theres an evil commander whos forcing local women into his bed, and then one woman resists him with the help of her fiance. The girl, Laurencia, is arrested with her fiance Frondoso, and when shes released she goes "AAAAAAAHHHHH" on the village elders, who are "so-called wise"
It basically says "WOMEN RAWK YO!!!" And shes a very good character to play, i love her, shes got dignityeven if she has been violated by soldiers, tormented, made fun of. She's a strong woman who taunts the village elders and tells them that theyre stupid and a bunch of cowards for not striking back when their people are in trouble.
So yes. I know how to read it out and stuff, i just dunno what actions to do.
Example: should i jump on a table, eat/drink something while i talk, do the whole thing standing on my head.
Things that make it interesting THEATRE-WISE, you know?
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:03 pm
Generally, when you're doing a monologue you're given a chair. In my theatre class, it is known as the all mightly chair on monolgues.
I am not an actor, but I'm a techie in an audition only theatre class, mostly actors, and I've given a few monologues in my time as well.
So okay, so can basically do whatever you want with the chair. I've seen it turned upside down and sat on, turned backwards and straddled, the back being used as the seat, it stood on, all sorts of things.
So I would suggest only using a chair. In my theatre class, we're not allowed to use props or anything, just the chair because that's all you're given at an audition. I don't know how yours works, but that's something to keep in mind. Also, do not throw the chair. A friend of mine did during a monolgue and my theatre teacher was like NEVER THROW A CHAIR. So just don't.
I don't know the actual monologue, so I can't be much specific help, but there's some ideas. You also might want to try scoring your monologue and then trying some organic blocking.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:52 pm
thanks :]
we're allowed to use any props we want...so my options lead to infinity. I figure it makes no sense if i sit down because she just barges in on them and the whole time shes yelling and stuff. Maybe stand on the chair, though.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:48 pm
One thing I've found helps me is try and figure out the flow of the speech, if you get what I'm trying to say. Like, as LIZ says, break it down into little bite sized pieces and figure out exactly how pissed off this woman is. Try to get inside her head a bit. From there, some movement may just spring forth on it's own. Play around with it a bit. I'm sure you'll do wonderfully! ^_^
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High-functioning Werewolf
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:30 pm
:] thankyou
I'm so dead though. I have to film it by february 1st x__X
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